Planning meeting notes:
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Right now we don't know of any field trips on Friday (according to the RB website calendar). Still planning to use the same plan as last week (Lynnette will be doing chalk outside for her "inside" activity). Some of the classes ended up being too big - stick to class maximums! 30 max for Scott's sub.
Schedule for next year: Random comments:
-Lynnette will be working T, W, Th.
-She might come to some staff meetings anyway
-Monday staff meetings don't work for some
-Need assembly block
-It would be exhausting to have 7 45 minute blocks M-Th (with all the prep on Friday).
-And if there is a holiday, you loose your whole week's prep
-On the other hand, Fridays this year are also hard
-Enrichment help: we won't have Dihle next year. Carmen is asking for 5 support staff. Yoga lady won't be here next year. Dihle says offering lots of physical activities is a good idea.
-The money for enrichment should NOT COME from the money set aside for instrumental music (unless it is used for instrumental music).
Carolyn and Jean had gotten together and made a short list of students who need to be placed in separate classes next year. Asked the group to take turn providing input at these meetings.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Present: Everyone on team.
Intermediate: 5 classes (Rinehart on field trip)
Drop kids off in the gym. Kids coming in from recess need to be brought in by the music room or blue wing so they can dry their feet off on the carpet. Bring rain gear!
Outside first 40 minutes, then inside: Parmentier, Walker, Renouf
Inside, then outside: (Rinehart - in case they cancel field trip), Jerue, Pasteris
40 minutes inside offerings (chosen on at beginning of session - no preregistration. When class is full, students will be redirected to different available offerings).
Lynnette: Community building (stories, games) (indoor activity) indoors (location TBD)
Pat: Pat in the music room doing ballroom dancing.
Scott May will have a sub (maybe Sophia - maybe open basketball).
Colleen: Room 15 Activity TBD
40 minutes outside (other half of the kids)
Todd: Kickball
Jean: Jump rope
Carolyn: Capture the flag
Mark: Nature walk (w/radio & para's?)
Primary: 5 classes Drop classes w/stuff off in the commons (not by RALLY snack area)
Outside this week, then inside: Savikko, Maki
Inside this week, then outside next week: Dukes, Becker, Church
Same options at the intermediate, but no Pat.
In future - for sunny days - bubbles, chalk...
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Present: Wicks, Insteness, Kelley, Lambert, Webb, May
Planning for Friday, May 1st: Clean-up (Racket Club, James Blvd, fields (which is in good shape), Safeway field, (wondering what TMHS has signed up for), between Tokyo steak house & Heritage Coffee, out school grounds. We will have seven adults (Kelley, Lambert, Webb, Insteness, Wicks, Scott's sub, Pat, Tamara) The last three will be doubled up with other adults, since they don't know students by name. We will also have the deaf ed. interpreter, and a sub for Dihle (Todd will request this through Carmen).
Fifth grade - Pat & Jean (& David) - empty field between Tokyo & Heritage
Renouf - Todd & Lynnette's sub - Safeway field
Rinehart - Carolyn & Tamara - Safeway field
Walker - Colleen ( & Jessica) - James Blve
Jerue - Mark & Scott's sub - JRC
Staying on campus
Maki - Todd - Ball fields
Church - Carolyn & Tamara - parking lot toward the green houses
Duke - Jean - in front of the library - front drop off/bus lane
Savikko - Colleen & Lynnette's sub - Sandlot
Becker - Mark & Scott's sub - back playground toward covered play area
We don't know if anyone secured gloves & popsicles for tomorrow. Assuming we have the popsicle, have each group back 5-10 minutes early (2:00 & 3:30) to the playground
Gloves -
Thursday, April 17, 2009.
Jenny: Thought her MOA was done in April, Haifa thought the 22nd of May. Jenny is willing to work though May.
Pat: She also has an MOA through sometime in May. She
Dihle will e-mail Carmen to ask about Roy helping out.
May 1st is the clean up day. Jean will e-mail the staff letting them know that we would like to offer to do the clean-up during enrichment. We talked about offering popsicles to students who participate and/or making it a competition. We talked about having Jenny stay back as a place to put students who stay back (but that has complication of its own). We talked about requesting classroom teachers put in their newsletter a request to have parents volunteer to join their children in the clean-up (since we will have more than the usual amount of subs on that day). We also talked about doing a May Day pole, using the flag pole out front - but getting the clean-up organized is all we can handle for now. We are planning on having both the primary and intermediate participate in clean up.
Stuff we need: latex gloves, popsicles. (probably under $100 total) Lynnette will request funds from Carmen for this community service project.
Carolyn will contact Kitka, to request all the logical spots.
How will we split up the kids? Probably the easiest is to keep the classes intact. Tentatively: Intermediate: Todd with Renouf, Carolyn & sub with Rinehart, Mark & sub with Walker, Jean & Pat with the fifth grade, Roy (?) & Jenny with Jerue. Primary: Savikko, Becker, Dukes (perhaps grouped with) Maki, and McGuan. We won't have Pat or Jenny for primary. Still need to group the primary. We may need others - maybe Carmen?
The rest of the month of May: jumping rope, maybe GPS, outside games.
Kids going home: We need to be alert to primary kids leaving the building on Friday afternoons. Carolyn relayed the story of one of our kids hoofing it to Gruening Park.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Thursdays: (Next week (9th) is Scots; many folks will be there (May 7 & 21 are also Scot meetings) SBA testing is the following week (16th) . Inservice is the week out of that.
Fridays: Scott May's last Friday with us is tomorrow. The rest of the Fridays he will be at track meet; he will have a sub (an assortment of subs). Pat the Ballroom dance lady will still be here until the end of the year (co-teaching track and field with the sub). A little concern with potential lack of sub coverage for a few days we know a lot of folks will be out 4/10 (Scott) , (4/17 Colleen & Scott), 5/1 (Scott, Colleen, & Lynnette - probably the community clean-up day).
Scott proposed doing Field Day on Wednesday or Thursday (preferably Thursday) of the last week of school. Todd said PBIS was also looking at an all school BBQ around the same time.
Talked about what to do with the ballroom dance teacher and yoga teacher if everyone else is outside rotating through activities. Lynnette will talk to the yoga lady and Scott will talk to the ballroom lady.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Present: Wittig, Lambert, May (and a minute of Wicks)
We are in the middle of an enrichment cycle, and things are going fine. Next cycle starts May 1. We have three (if no meeting the week of SBA's) or four meetings left to plan for that. Jean wasn't here in the fall, so Scott summarized what we did then. We had a bit of a question about what happens to the ballroom dancing instructor if everyone else is going outside to do rotations. Does she have an MOA for the entire year? Is she willing to do anything else?
We think there are new students in the building that haven't been assigned to enrichment groups. Renouf has a form for her new student. Sheryl e-mailed the choice form to all teachers right before the beginning of this current cycle.
Thursday, February 25, 2009
Present: Wittig, Lambert, Dihle, Kelley, Insteness, May
Placement: Colleen is working on the intermediate placement, and Sheryl is working on the primary placement, and we are planning on finishing the placement after school today. Colleen and Sheryl kindly request that specialist have particular placement needs (specific students, seat limits, who can't be with whom) turn in that same information before the time we set aside to place students. Same routine as last time: primary meeting in commons, intermediate are going to their first class. Take attendance in all sessions (Colleen is x272). Ask peers to see if missing student is absent for the day; check with the office if you have extra or unaccounted for students.
Dihle - both are in room 22
Webb - in room 15
Wicks - in 13
Yoga - rally
Some known class size limits:Computers 29 max
Ballroom - no limit
Keyboard - 20 max
Needlepoint - 20 max (25 at the most)
Great Boys & Girls - by invitation
Art Assistant - 4 max per session
Discussion of the particular needs of students with identified specialized needs.
Also reminded the group that tomorrow is the end of the trimester and that specialists need to turn in grades soon. Most classroom teachers would be happy to have them by Wednesday. Also, it is a good idea to have short descriptions of what you have covered this trimester in your classes, copied off and distributed to classroom teachers before report cards go out.
Thursday, February 19, 2009Present: Wittig, May, Wicks
The current enrichment cycle ends tomorrow (Friday, February 20th).
We also discussed the option of pushing back the start of a new cycle by one week (since only three folks showed up for today's planning meeting), but in the end we got descriptions from everyone.
Todd:
Fourth Grade Great Boys Group (only Rinehart's class, targeted 8 or 9 boys). Same description.
Fifth Grade Great Boys Group
Primary: Nature Science or Hiking Club
Scott:
Intermediate: Ballroom Dancing "Ladies and Gentlemen will learn the swing, the tango, and will continue to work on the electric slide and the meringue. Open to everybody!"Primary: Track and Field "Run, jump, & throw. This group will be working in the gym and outside when weather permits."
Mark:
Offering the same sessions.
Primary: Computers: "Fun with Kid Pix, exploring educational games and learning about the Internet"
Intermediate: Computers: "Learning computer skills with PowerPoint, Word, Google Earth, and Internet research techniques."
Colleen: Same descriptor. New activities
Lynnette: 4th grade girls, third grade girls, 1/2 grade girls
Jean: 2 piano sections (intermediate), 1 play - see e-mail
Carolyn: Games, Games, & Needlecrafts (knitting and Crocheting).
Jenny: Yoga (one continuing, one introduction)
Thursday, February 12, 2009:Present: Dihle, Insteness, May, Lambert, Wittig, Kelley, Webb
Suggestion for coordination with SCOTs meetings: If Carolyn could try to schedule SCOTS meetings that require Dihle earlier in the day (so she doesn't miss the enrichment planning meeting). Likewise, if Carolyn happens to be able to have someone else facilitating a SCOT meeting, the last one would make sense, so she could be here for more of the meetings.
Future Planning: We are talking about what to offer next cycle. Scot was concerned with how much interest there would be for another round of ballroom dancing, but the instructor has an MOA for the rest of the year, so we will make it work (perhaps teaching different dances). Confirmed that the next cycle ends 4/7. Jean has a concert on 4/30 for the primary students.
Jean wondered if this school ever made accommodations for the Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays special classes that get cancelled due to conferences, inservices, or holidays. We talked about ways of swapping classes but came up with no clean solutions. Keep pondering.
Talked about the specific needs of specific students (since these students work with everyone in the meeting). Dihle will send the whole behavior folder for these students. Specialist are looking for further clarification of how SBS (BASE) services interrelate with the discipline grid, specific behavior plans, etc. Specialists also mentioned that they don't know who is currently in SBS; Dihle said she would provide that information to each specialist.
Thursday, February 5, 2009:
Present: Dihle, Kelley, Inteness, May, Wittig, Lambert.Tomorrow: Placements have settled down. Carolyn has a large group, with a few little incidents (punching when the opponent wouldn't take his turn fast enough, etc.), one student who said he or she had no friends and didn't want to rotate, shared strategies that work with another student (front loading what's going to happen, giving extra warnings before normal consequences). The student May thought might move out is going to stay. He got a couple more boys to join ballroom
Attendance: Make sure you take attendance at every session (both to identify missing students and student's shouldn't be there).
Enrichment next year - thoughts we would like passed on: Jean mentioned that specialists, like the ballroom dance instructor, yoga instructor, etc. Carmen mentioned that, with the drop in the price of oil, the districts' first choice of a whole cadre of certificated employees probably won't fly. If at all, non-certificated. We talked about the early release, but one of the challenges is the strict requirements the state imposes. Dihle mentioned that it would be good if the district could provide SOME staff (like Jenny) if we continue this model next year.
Next week: We need to start thinking about our next rotation (yes, already, it will start in three weeks).
Thursday, January 29, 2009: Only three members available (others in SCOTs, or out of town). Brainstormed what to do with Jenny the Yoga Lady's planned absence the following day. (Roy subbed in).
Thursday January 22, 2009Placement notes: Three new students have been placed. T is being moved out of recorder (into SG) YDR: Strategy Games then Yoga.
Clarified a few of the placements (no changes). Mentioned behavior of one of the students (refusing to touch hands in ballroom dancing) KP-move to NC&L.
Discussed ways of facilitating getting kids to the totem-pole raising, 12:00 - 2 :00 tomorrow. Couldn't find a way to coordinate getting the kids over there during the intermediate session (12:50-2:10).
Primary Tomorrow: Gathering in the commons again at the beginning of the session.
Other interesting tidbits:
6:00 PM Feb 26th. Choir performance in the morning of the 26th.Tuesday March 3rd - Green Eggs & Ham and Free Books!
Thursday January 15, 2009
Present: Wicks, Dihle, Church, Wittig, Lambert, Inteness, Webb, May
When will this session end, considering that we missed the first Friday due to the snow day? Feb. 20.Next session Feb 27-April 27 (six weeks)Last session May 1-29 (five weeks)Maybe Community Service (clean-up) on May 1
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Present: Wicks, Dihle, Church, Wittig, Lambert, Inteness, Webb, May
Sheryl gave a placement update and will be at school tonight until everyone is placed.
Everyone: Lists will be out first thing in the morning. Sheryl will post inside the library windows (alpha by student's last name, broken into 1-2 and 3-5), as well as delivered to mailboxes.
Intermediate: Teachers should let their students know what sessions they are scheduled to attend. At 12:50, when the whistle blows, Lynnette brings fifth graders in. ALL Intermediate students haul their outdoor gear with them to both sessions and then they will have them for recess. All the EC (enrichment cluster) teachers will be hovering in the halls near their classes; students will line up outside their first EC class until teachers have determined the halls are mostly clear. At 1:30, students will quickly transition to their next class (with teachers hovering in the halls, and students lining up outside their second class).
Primary: Same plan as in the fall. Classroom teachers bring students to the commons, students take off their stuff and wait in their line until their name is called to join a group. EC teachers will bring their classes back to the commons at 3:35, which should give them plenty of time to get their snowsuits, hats, scarfs, mittens, and backpacks on and out the door in time to catch their busses.
Locations:
Great Boys Group - room 13 (all)
Great Girls Group - room 22 for 5th grade Great Girls group, grade 2 and 3 girls in Lynnette's office.
Native Crafts and Legends - room 15 all groups.
Choir - music roomRecorder - music room
Yoga - RALLY roomComputer - computer room
Strategy games - library
Ballroom dancing - gymPrimary dancing - gym
Folk dancing - music room
Art Assistant - Becker's room
Ballroom dancing - load heavy - gender balancedChoir - load heavy
Yoga - limit to 14 or 15
1st session - Choir/ 3rd gr girls2nd session - 5th GGG/ recorders
Check with Tisa about how many she wanted and which session (answer: both sessions)
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Present: Wicks, Webb, Lambert, Kelley, Wittig
Friday: Meet @ 1:00 PM in front of Todd’s room.
Agenda for Friday
-Bring calendar, confirm 7-7-4 (week units). -Todd suggested an idea came from PBIS – colonies / they do things together during the week / Maybe 20 minute colonies, and then the balance (60 or 40 minutes) in one enrichment.Todd will check to see if there is any extra staff available for the 20 minute colonies.He would like to get it started, but recognizes the groups would be bigger than if we had the entire staff participating – so maybe next year.Will discuss further on Friday. -Planning for spring term.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
For tomorrow:
Colleen will be gone tomorrow.Sub will have plans.If they don’t have any kids the sub will be redirected to Carolyn or Scot (who have big groups).Update: scratching Colleen’s lesson and will be directed to go to Carolyn’s.
Orientations: Scot mentioned that both groups are coming in from outside, so they are often coming in sopping wet, with rocks in their shoes, etc.The gym, in that regard, is the worse place.
Colleen mentioned that at Gastineau they just hung signed on all the classroom doors with who’s going where.
Scott mentioned that the intermediate kids can handle that, but right now, the primary students seem to still need to hear their names read aloud.
Future:
How long will the next blocks be?There are 18 EC Fridays in the school year January through the end of the year.Seven weeks for a cluster would be great for Jean.Last session would be Feb. 20.We discussed 7-7-4, with the last four week cluster
Staying with two 40 minute intermediate blocks, and one 60 minute primary blocks for the next seven minute block.
Everyone needs to e-mail the blurb for their offering to Sheryl before they leave for winter break.Sheryl will put together the survey sheet for the kids to fill out first thing in January.We will need to get that administered and kids assigned by the end of the that first week in January.
Bit of a discussion about how we can incorporate SEM’s EC into this process – the goal would be to do them during the middle spring session (seven Fridays, plus the three extra weeks (conferences, inservice, spring break).
December 4, 2007: Housekeeping:
Jean will get the $1300 for music enrichment (Carmen had requested to use the money to pay for the use of the field house, but that didn’t work out).
Now that we have a music teacher available for EC, it makes sense to put music teacher in the music room.
Tomorrow:
Sloppy outside, so everything will be inside.
Students meet in the gym.
Each teacher introduces the activity they are doing (15 seconds each).
two intermediate groups (switching at 1:30)
one primary group
Who’s doing what:
Lynnette: Mandalas (coloring and visiting with the kids
Carolyn: Christmas Craft
Wicks: Karaoke
Yoga in RALLY room (intermediate only)
Scott: Freezing Tag (no limit)
Colleen: Winter stories
Rhys: (Intermediate Only) – Lynnette checked; he will start in January
Jean:Making Music for December
Mark: Computer stuff (Mark will will be gone – assuming that there is a sub, we need to orient them & let them know if there have been any last minute changes).
Discussion about how to avoid everyone clamoring to get into their favorite choice (such as calling kids by birthdays, grades, classes, etc.)
Future:
The EC specialists are planning on meeting during the cancelled EC/IST time on the last Friday before winter break. November 20
Housekeeping: Mark absent on Dec. 5, Colleen absent on 12th,
Winterfest is theme. Rotation discussion: 20 minutes - no pre-selection. OK to cap at a certain quantity.Intermediate: 8 stations.Primary: 6 stations.
Change of plans: Take the kids outside and teach them rules to outdoor games. Don't forget Jenny, the yoga lady.
Are we going to split either of the groups up?
Rooms: Pasteris & Dukes rooms will probably also be available.
Scott- Gym
Todd - Soccer - rules!!
Carolyn - Rope jumping??
Jenny - yoga
Mark - computer lab
Colleen - four square
Jean - library space
Dihle - Basketball
Rhys (intermediate time) -
Missouri (prmary) -
More ideas: simulated ice climbing
November 13, 2008
Present: Dihle, May, Lambert, Kelley, Wittig, Wicks, Katasse, Inteness, Smoker, Webb,
Housekeeping:
Jean will cover the yoga classes tomorrow (since Jenny can't make it).
Carmen mentioned that the fire house folks are trying to get here. Several of us mentioned that you can't get all the classes through in the time we have.
The ballroom dancing (Pat) may or may not happen. Carmen said to go ahead and plan for it happening.
Question about how we can use Jenny, the yoga instructor, if we have other themes going on. She said she could tweak it a little bit to make it reflect the theme.
The group moved on to figuring out what theme they were going to wrap their heads around for the three weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter Break.
We considered:
- a carnival type organization - kids moving freely from activity to activity (Full group orientation in the gym or commons ahead of time). Maybe offer the same thing all three weeks or offer new activities each week, or a combination of the two. Maybe the kids can move, if they wish, to a new station every 20 minutes. (Likely to end up something like this)
- a wing-fling type organization -
Themes considered:
- making gifts
- multi-cultural
- elocution
- holidays around the world
- Winter Fest (Likely to end up this theme)
Brainstorm for activities for this Winter Fest theme:
snow flake art
winter song
mandalas
chimes
holiday stories
Karaoke-
sock snowmen
winter crafty stuff
Ivory snow
carving Ivory soap
window & door decorating
sugar cube igloos
Club Penguin
Winter stories (Tumblebook)
skiing
snowshoeing
decorating snow (spray paint)
building snow families
Carmen had decided to cancel both Enrichment groups, PLC's, and IST's on the Friday afternoon immediately before winter break.
November 6, 2008
Missouri Smyth will be subbing for Tina, so she won’t be available for choir during EC on Friday. Carolyn Kelley volunteered to take the ten students for checkers club tomorrow only.
We dibs Jean Lambert for Friday afternoons and our Thursday planning meeting, 3:15-3:45. Space! Where are we putting her???? (or at least one more person). We know that we have the field house to make up for gym being used for ballroom dancing.
Lynnette would like to take a group of primary (4-6) and another intermediate (8-10) to work on specific needs every week for the next long cycle (starting in January). She will give the groups great names so they won’t be stigmatized by coming to her.
We asked Carmen to talk to Rhys about picking up one or two intermediate groups the next time we regroup. Carmen said she would talk with him and see if he feels comfortable doing that.
We have three Fridays left in this cycle (7, 14, 21 February). We are now planning for the mini-cycle for the time between Thanksgiving and Winter break.
Brainstorming: Maybe we could prepare for some event on the last Friday? Maybe we might be short-staffed that afternoon. Maybe something around elocution/oratory – like poetry. Continue brainstorming for next week. What about Jenny the yoga lady?
October 23, 2008
Present: Wicks, Kelley, May, Webb, Wittig, Dihle, Insteness, Wittig
Housekeeping stuff:
These meetings start at 3:15.
EC teachers would also like to know about what topics classroom teachers are covering. E-mail/wiki would be just fine. Carolyn knows about what books they are checking about, so she has a clue.
Tomorrow: Primary playground lessons are tomorrow, weather permitting again, but have backup lesson, just in case. Let the guest teachers know when you see them.
When are we ending this cluster? The Friday before Thanksgiving (November ??)
Dihle would like to be pulled out of the primary section, at the conclusion of this cluster. We told her to check in with Carmen.
Maybe we could tap Reese into picking up a cluster, probably intermediate.
There was also some discussion of tapping Tami for the intermediate cluster (small group).
What about our music teacher – the replacement teacher? Since it is a combined position, between the two halves, they could cover Friday afternoons.
What about Marie Offer – could she teach Spanish when she is done with the long-term sub job she has?
The next cluster begins three Fridays before winter break. So we could have a short, three week cluster or start one then, and then finish in late January. If we had the short, three cluster, we would need to be ready for the January cluster in December. We could rotate them through some stations. Three weeks – three stations that everyone would rotate through. Discussion of how to divide the groups (alpha, current groupings, classrooms).
Theme? Maybe some sort of multi-cultural, diversity, acceptance of folks and cultures around the world. Maybe geography. Maybe holidays. Bring ideas to next week.
October 16, 2008 EC Planning meeting
Present: Wicks, Webb, Wittig, Insteness, May.
Todd sent the EC teachers the schedule for Friday’s enrichment cluster plans. Colleen will have a sub, and will have the sub connect with Wicks in the morning.
On October 17th, the EC teachers will orient the students to the new PBIS playground expectations. Todd will have a map for everyone. Teachers will stay with group and rotate around with them. Students should practice skill at each station. Todd will bring whistle; about 3-4 minutes each. Todd will do General Playground Expectation with whole group in gym first.
Todd will call the weather at noon – watch your e-mail. If cancelled, regular enrichment offerings and the PBIS training will be the following week. Everyone needs to make sure Colleen’s sub knows of any changes, since s/he won’t have e-mail.
Pat Belick/Ballroom dancing – Carmen has funding to start her in the next rotation, and Pat has the time. Just intermediates will go out to the field house (making room in the gym for Pat). This is more of a concrete plan than last week (it’s coming together).
Next Week planning meeting: Schoolwide Enrichment Model – Enrichment Clusters (Sheryl)
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Present: Wicks, Web, Wittig, May, Insteness.
Agenda:
Late enrollees. Sheryl will add the new kids to the database & e-mail the group the database.
Switching to two primary section – not going to make the change.
Pat Belec, a ballroom dance instructor, will be included in the next rotation. Since she needs the gym, Scott could move his instruction out to the field house. Intermediate only. Would require us getting the field house. Both are $25/hour.
Music teacher doing enrichment block – everyone’s priority when the new music teacher gets hired.
PBIS committee asks that the enrichment teachers, during the enrichment block, run through the 12 stations (about 5 minutes each). Todd will provide the map and lesson plans.
Next Thursday we will go over the lessons, implement on Friday. New rules will go into effect the Monday following. If the weather is lousy, they will postpone for a week and do the regular groups.
SEM EC training on the following week.
10-2-08
Agenda: How many weeks will this cluster last?
7 weeks finishing right before Thanksgiving.
Location: Where are all the classes going to meet?
Carolyn (Library) - Chess & Checkers
Cultural Resource Specialist ??? (FF Lab??) -
Jen (commons or music room) - Yoga -Music
Missouri (commons or music room) - Choir -Music
Lynnette (location??) - Drama - RALLY/Dukes
Mark (computer lab) - Webquests
Scott (gym) - Tlinkling
Todd Wicks (room 13) - Hands On Science
Logistics?
12:50-1:30 5th grade waiting to be picked up from lunch recess. Teachers deliver students to gym, then EC teachers take their classes to their spot.
1:30-2:10 After first session, take the kids back to the gym. Then walk out to recess. Kids will need to bring their jackets with them.
Primary - What's the plan for one session? Coordinating Times
2:45 EC folks picking ups up classes, takes attendance, and delivers kids to the gym to be distributed to their EC class spot. Carmen will get everyone one master list of all students absent on Friday (in alphabetical order by last name.
Students will have put their stuff on the line like they have in the past. EC Teachers will take kids back to their stuff just before 3:45.
Is there money for consumable supplies? There is money from NCLB/IST.
Is there a sub for the CRS? Maybe Colleen. If not, Carmen.
Stickers?
9-25-2008
Plan for the first three weeks (through 9/26) (same for primary and intermediate): Half of students are in gym (a combo class of Tai Chi, Brain Gym, yoga), half are outside with the choice of three activities.
We have a new person to help out on Friday afternoons (Jenny, who will be teaching yoga). Here is who we have so far for the next cluster:
Intermediate (7 classes):
Carolyn (Library) -
Cultural Resource Specialist ??? (FF Lab??) -
Jen (commons or music room) - Yoga
Lynnette (location??) - Drama
Mark (computer lab) -
Scott (gym) - dance
Todd Wicks (room 13) -
Primary Block (5 classes):
Carolyn (Library) -
Cultural Resource Specialist ??? (FF Lab??) -
Lynnette (location??) - Drama
Mark (computer lab) -
Missouri (choir and kinesthetic activities)
Scott (gym) - dance
Todd Wicks (room 13) -
Sheryl will check with Haifa to see if Jen's fingerprinting has been taken care of and if there is any additional money for another EC staff member. Sheryl has an e-mail out to Carmen to find out the hiring status of the Cultural Resource Specialist. Carmen's response: "They said they hired so they will be working next week I hope."
Everyone needs to send Sheryl a blurb Friday morning, just a few sentences describing the offering. She will start work getting the student preference form ready to go over the weekend (assuming she gets everyone's blurbs, and thinks she can have it administered, and the data compiled by next week.
We didn't talk about this on Thursday, but folks need to have a common time line for ending their offering. Sheryl is thinking 4-6 sessions. What about everyone else?
Documents:
Student Preference Survey for October Enrichment Clusters:
Planning meeting notes:
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Right now we don't know of any field trips on Friday (according to the RB website calendar). Still planning to use the same plan as last week (Lynnette will be doing chalk outside for her "inside" activity). Some of the classes ended up being too big - stick to class maximums! 30 max for Scott's sub.
Schedule for next year: Random comments:
-Lynnette will be working T, W, Th.
-She might come to some staff meetings anyway
-Monday staff meetings don't work for some
-Need assembly block
-It would be exhausting to have 7 45 minute blocks M-Th (with all the prep on Friday).
-And if there is a holiday, you loose your whole week's prep
-On the other hand, Fridays this year are also hard
-Enrichment help: we won't have Dihle next year. Carmen is asking for 5 support staff. Yoga lady won't be here next year. Dihle says offering lots of physical activities is a good idea.
-The money for enrichment should NOT COME from the money set aside for instrumental music (unless it is used for instrumental music).
Carolyn and Jean had gotten together and made a short list of students who need to be placed in separate classes next year. Asked the group to take turn providing input at these meetings.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Present: Everyone on team.
Intermediate: 5 classes (Rinehart on field trip)
Drop kids off in the gym. Kids coming in from recess need to be brought in by the music room or blue wing so they can dry their feet off on the carpet. Bring rain gear!
Outside first 40 minutes, then inside: Parmentier, Walker, Renouf
Inside, then outside: (Rinehart - in case they cancel field trip), Jerue, Pasteris
40 minutes inside offerings (chosen on at beginning of session - no preregistration. When class is full, students will be redirected to different available offerings).
Lynnette: Community building (stories, games) (indoor activity) indoors (location TBD)
Pat: Pat in the music room doing ballroom dancing.
Scott May will have a sub (maybe Sophia - maybe open basketball).
Colleen: Room 15 Activity TBD
40 minutes outside (other half of the kids)
Todd: Kickball
Jean: Jump rope
Carolyn: Capture the flag
Mark: Nature walk (w/radio & para's?)
Primary: 5 classes
Drop classes w/stuff off in the commons (not by RALLY snack area)
Outside this week, then inside: Savikko, Maki
Inside this week, then outside next week: Dukes, Becker, Church
Same options at the intermediate, but no Pat.
In future - for sunny days - bubbles, chalk...
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Present: Wicks, Insteness, Kelley, Lambert, Webb, May
Planning for Friday, May 1st: Clean-up (Racket Club, James Blvd, fields (which is in good shape), Safeway field, (wondering what TMHS has signed up for), between Tokyo steak house & Heritage Coffee, out school grounds. We will have seven adults (Kelley, Lambert, Webb, Insteness, Wicks, Scott's sub, Pat, Tamara) The last three will be doubled up with other adults, since they don't know students by name. We will also have the deaf ed. interpreter, and a sub for Dihle (Todd will request this through Carmen).
Fifth grade - Pat & Jean (& David) - empty field between Tokyo & Heritage
Renouf - Todd & Lynnette's sub - Safeway field
Rinehart - Carolyn & Tamara - Safeway field
Walker - Colleen ( & Jessica) - James Blve
Jerue - Mark & Scott's sub - JRC
Staying on campus
Maki - Todd - Ball fields
Church - Carolyn & Tamara - parking lot toward the green houses
Duke - Jean - in front of the library - front drop off/bus lane
Savikko - Colleen & Lynnette's sub - Sandlot
Becker - Mark & Scott's sub - back playground toward covered play area
We don't know if anyone secured gloves & popsicles for tomorrow. Assuming we have the popsicle, have each group back 5-10 minutes early (2:00 & 3:30) to the playground
Gloves -
Thursday, April 17, 2009.
Jenny: Thought her MOA was done in April, Haifa thought the 22nd of May. Jenny is willing to work though May.
Pat: She also has an MOA through sometime in May. She
Dihle will e-mail Carmen to ask about Roy helping out.
May 1st is the clean up day. Jean will e-mail the staff letting them know that we would like to offer to do the clean-up during enrichment. We talked about offering popsicles to students who participate and/or making it a competition. We talked about having Jenny stay back as a place to put students who stay back (but that has complication of its own). We talked about requesting classroom teachers put in their newsletter a request to have parents volunteer to join their children in the clean-up (since we will have more than the usual amount of subs on that day). We also talked about doing a May Day pole, using the flag pole out front - but getting the clean-up organized is all we can handle for now. We are planning on having both the primary and intermediate participate in clean up.
Stuff we need: latex gloves, popsicles. (probably under $100 total) Lynnette will request funds from Carmen for this community service project.
Carolyn will contact Kitka, to request all the logical spots.
How will we split up the kids? Probably the easiest is to keep the classes intact. Tentatively: Intermediate: Todd with Renouf, Carolyn & sub with Rinehart, Mark & sub with Walker, Jean & Pat with the fifth grade, Roy (?) & Jenny with Jerue. Primary: Savikko, Becker, Dukes (perhaps grouped with) Maki, and McGuan. We won't have Pat or Jenny for primary. Still need to group the primary. We may need others - maybe Carmen?
The rest of the month of May: jumping rope, maybe GPS, outside games.
Kids going home: We need to be alert to primary kids leaving the building on Friday afternoons. Carolyn relayed the story of one of our kids hoofing it to Gruening Park.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Thursdays: (Next week (9th) is Scots; many folks will be there (May 7 & 21 are also Scot meetings) SBA testing is the following week (16th) . Inservice is the week out of that.
Fridays: Scott May's last Friday with us is tomorrow. The rest of the Fridays he will be at track meet; he will have a sub (an assortment of subs). Pat the Ballroom dance lady will still be here until the end of the year (co-teaching track and field with the sub). A little concern with potential lack of sub coverage for a few days we know a lot of folks will be out 4/10 (Scott) , (4/17 Colleen & Scott), 5/1 (Scott, Colleen, & Lynnette - probably the community clean-up day).
Scott proposed doing Field Day on Wednesday or Thursday (preferably Thursday) of the last week of school. Todd said PBIS was also looking at an all school BBQ around the same time.
Talked about what to do with the ballroom dance teacher and yoga teacher if everyone else is outside rotating through activities. Lynnette will talk to the yoga lady and Scott will talk to the ballroom lady.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Present: Wittig, Lambert, May (and a minute of Wicks)
We are in the middle of an enrichment cycle, and things are going fine. Next cycle starts May 1. We have three (if no meeting the week of SBA's) or four meetings left to plan for that. Jean wasn't here in the fall, so Scott summarized what we did then. We had a bit of a question about what happens to the ballroom dancing instructor if everyone else is going outside to do rotations. Does she have an MOA for the entire year? Is she willing to do anything else?
We think there are new students in the building that haven't been assigned to enrichment groups. Renouf has a form for her new student. Sheryl e-mailed the choice form to all teachers right before the beginning of this current cycle.
Thursday, February 25, 2009
Present: Wittig, Lambert, Dihle, Kelley, Insteness, May
Placement: Colleen is working on the intermediate placement, and Sheryl is working on the primary placement, and we are planning on finishing the placement after school today. Colleen and Sheryl kindly request that specialist have particular placement needs (specific students, seat limits, who can't be with whom) turn in that same information before the time we set aside to place students. Same routine as last time: primary meeting in commons, intermediate are going to their first class. Take attendance in all sessions (Colleen is x272). Ask peers to see if missing student is absent for the day; check with the office if you have extra or unaccounted for students.
Dihle - both are in room 22
Webb - in room 15
Wicks - in 13
Yoga - rally
Some known class size limits:Computers 29 max
Ballroom - no limit
Keyboard - 20 max
Needlepoint - 20 max (25 at the most)
Great Boys & Girls - by invitation
Art Assistant - 4 max per session
Discussion of the particular needs of students with identified specialized needs.
Also reminded the group that tomorrow is the end of the trimester and that specialists need to turn in grades soon. Most classroom teachers would be happy to have them by Wednesday. Also, it is a good idea to have short descriptions of what you have covered this trimester in your classes, copied off and distributed to classroom teachers before report cards go out.
Thursday, February 19, 2009Present: Wittig, May, Wicks
The current enrichment cycle ends tomorrow (Friday, February 20th).
We also discussed the option of pushing back the start of a new cycle by one week (since only three folks showed up for today's planning meeting), but in the end we got descriptions from everyone.
Todd:
Fourth Grade Great Boys Group (only Rinehart's class, targeted 8 or 9 boys). Same description.
Fifth Grade Great Boys Group
Primary: Nature Science or Hiking Club
Scott:
Intermediate: Ballroom Dancing "Ladies and Gentlemen will learn the swing, the tango, and will continue to work on the electric slide and the meringue. Open to everybody!"Primary: Track and Field "Run, jump, & throw. This group will be working in the gym and outside when weather permits."
Mark:
Offering the same sessions.
Primary: Computers: "Fun with Kid Pix, exploring educational games and learning about the Internet"
Intermediate: Computers: "Learning computer skills with PowerPoint, Word, Google Earth, and Internet research techniques."
Colleen: Same descriptor. New activities
Lynnette: 4th grade girls, third grade girls, 1/2 grade girls
Jean: 2 piano sections (intermediate), 1 play - see e-mail
Carolyn: Games, Games, & Needlecrafts (knitting and Crocheting).
Jenny: Yoga (one continuing, one introduction)
Thursday, February 12, 2009:Present: Dihle, Insteness, May, Lambert, Wittig, Kelley, Webb
Suggestion for coordination with SCOTs meetings: If Carolyn could try to schedule SCOTS meetings that require Dihle earlier in the day (so she doesn't miss the enrichment planning meeting). Likewise, if Carolyn happens to be able to have someone else facilitating a SCOT meeting, the last one would make sense, so she could be here for more of the meetings.
Future Planning: We are talking about what to offer next cycle. Scot was concerned with how much interest there would be for another round of ballroom dancing, but the instructor has an MOA for the rest of the year, so we will make it work (perhaps teaching different dances). Confirmed that the next cycle ends 4/7. Jean has a concert on 4/30 for the primary students.
Jean wondered if this school ever made accommodations for the Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays special classes that get cancelled due to conferences, inservices, or holidays. We talked about ways of swapping classes but came up with no clean solutions. Keep pondering.
Talked about the specific needs of specific students (since these students work with everyone in the meeting). Dihle will send the whole behavior folder for these students. Specialist are looking for further clarification of how SBS (BASE) services interrelate with the discipline grid, specific behavior plans, etc. Specialists also mentioned that they don't know who is currently in SBS; Dihle said she would provide that information to each specialist.
Thursday, February 5, 2009:
Present: Dihle, Kelley, Inteness, May, Wittig, Lambert.Tomorrow: Placements have settled down. Carolyn has a large group, with a few little incidents (punching when the opponent wouldn't take his turn fast enough, etc.), one student who said he or she had no friends and didn't want to rotate, shared strategies that work with another student (front loading what's going to happen, giving extra warnings before normal consequences). The student May thought might move out is going to stay. He got a couple more boys to join ballroom
Attendance: Make sure you take attendance at every session (both to identify missing students and student's shouldn't be there).
Enrichment next year - thoughts we would like passed on: Jean mentioned that specialists, like the ballroom dance instructor, yoga instructor, etc. Carmen mentioned that, with the drop in the price of oil, the districts' first choice of a whole cadre of certificated employees probably won't fly. If at all, non-certificated. We talked about the early release, but one of the challenges is the strict requirements the state imposes. Dihle mentioned that it would be good if the district could provide SOME staff (like Jenny) if we continue this model next year.
Next week: We need to start thinking about our next rotation (yes, already, it will start in three weeks).
Thursday, January 29, 2009: Only three members available (others in SCOTs, or out of town). Brainstormed what to do with Jenny the Yoga Lady's planned absence the following day. (Roy subbed in).
Thursday January 22, 2009Placement notes: Three new students have been placed. T is being moved out of recorder (into SG) YDR: Strategy Games then Yoga.
Clarified a few of the placements (no changes). Mentioned behavior of one of the students (refusing to touch hands in ballroom dancing) KP-move to NC&L.
Discussed ways of facilitating getting kids to the totem-pole raising, 12:00 - 2 :00 tomorrow. Couldn't find a way to coordinate getting the kids over there during the intermediate session (12:50-2:10).
Primary Tomorrow: Gathering in the commons again at the beginning of the session.
Other interesting tidbits:
6:00 PM Feb 26th. Choir performance in the morning of the 26th.Tuesday March 3rd - Green Eggs & Ham and Free Books!
Thursday January 15, 2009
Present: Wicks, Dihle, Church, Wittig, Lambert, Inteness, Webb, May
When will this session end, considering that we missed the first Friday due to the snow day? Feb. 20.Next session Feb 27-April 27 (six weeks)Last session May 1-29 (five weeks)Maybe Community Service (clean-up) on May 1
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Present: Wicks, Dihle, Church, Wittig, Lambert, Inteness, Webb, May
Sheryl gave a placement update and will be at school tonight until everyone is placed.
Everyone: Lists will be out first thing in the morning. Sheryl will post inside the library windows (alpha by student's last name, broken into 1-2 and 3-5), as well as delivered to mailboxes.
Intermediate: Teachers should let their students know what sessions they are scheduled to attend. At 12:50, when the whistle blows, Lynnette brings fifth graders in. ALL Intermediate students haul their outdoor gear with them to both sessions and then they will have them for recess. All the EC (enrichment cluster) teachers will be hovering in the halls near their classes; students will line up outside their first EC class until teachers have determined the halls are mostly clear. At 1:30, students will quickly transition to their next class (with teachers hovering in the halls, and students lining up outside their second class).
Primary: Same plan as in the fall. Classroom teachers bring students to the commons, students take off their stuff and wait in their line until their name is called to join a group. EC teachers will bring their classes back to the commons at 3:35, which should give them plenty of time to get their snowsuits, hats, scarfs, mittens, and backpacks on and out the door in time to catch their busses.
Locations:
Great Boys Group - room 13 (all)
Great Girls Group - room 22 for 5th grade Great Girls group, grade 2 and 3 girls in Lynnette's office.
Native Crafts and Legends - room 15 all groups.
Choir - music roomRecorder - music room
Yoga - RALLY roomComputer - computer room
Strategy games - library
Ballroom dancing - gymPrimary dancing - gym
Folk dancing - music room
Art Assistant - Becker's room
Ballroom dancing - load heavy - gender balancedChoir - load heavy
Yoga - limit to 14 or 15
1st session - Choir/ 3rd gr girls2nd session - 5th GGG/ recorders
Check with Tisa about how many she wanted and which session (answer: both sessions)
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Present: Wicks, Webb, Lambert, Kelley, Wittig
Friday: Meet @ 1:00 PM in front of Todd’s room.
Agenda for Friday
- Bring calendar, confirm 7-7-4 (week units).
- Todd suggested an idea came from PBIS – colonies / they do things together during the week / Maybe 20 minute colonies, and then the balance (60 or 40 minutes) in one enrichment. Todd will check to see if there is any extra staff available for the 20 minute colonies. He would like to get it started, but recognizes the groups would be bigger than if we had the entire staff participating – so maybe next year. Will discuss further on Friday.
- Planning for spring term.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
For tomorrow:
Colleen will be gone tomorrow. Sub will have plans. If they don’t have any kids the sub will be redirected to Carolyn or Scot (who have big groups). Update: scratching Colleen’s lesson and will be directed to go to Carolyn’s.
Orientations: Scot mentioned that both groups are coming in from outside, so they are often coming in sopping wet, with rocks in their shoes, etc. The gym, in that regard, is the worse place.
Colleen mentioned that at Gastineau they just hung signed on all the classroom doors with who’s going where.
Scott mentioned that the intermediate kids can handle that, but right now, the primary students seem to still need to hear their names read aloud.
Future:
How long will the next blocks be? There are 18 EC Fridays in the school year January through the end of the year. Seven weeks for a cluster would be great for Jean. Last session would be Feb. 20. We discussed 7-7-4, with the last four week cluster
Staying with two 40 minute intermediate blocks, and one 60 minute primary blocks for the next seven minute block.
Everyone needs to e-mail the blurb for their offering to Sheryl before they leave for winter break. Sheryl will put together the survey sheet for the kids to fill out first thing in January. We will need to get that administered and kids assigned by the end of the that first week in January.
Bit of a discussion about how we can incorporate SEM’s EC into this process – the goal would be to do them during the middle spring session (seven Fridays, plus the three extra weeks (conferences, inservice, spring break).
December 4, 2007:
Housekeeping:
Jean will get the $1300 for music enrichment (Carmen had requested to use the money to pay for the use of the field house, but that didn’t work out).
Now that we have a music teacher available for EC, it makes sense to put music teacher in the music room.
Tomorrow:
Sloppy outside, so everything will be inside.
Students meet in the gym.
Each teacher introduces the activity they are doing (15 seconds each).
two intermediate groups (switching at 1:30)
one primary group
Who’s doing what:
Lynnette: Mandalas (coloring and visiting with the kids
Carolyn: Christmas Craft
Wicks: Karaoke
Yoga in RALLY room (intermediate only)
Scott: Freezing Tag (no limit)
Colleen: Winter stories
Rhys: (Intermediate Only) – Lynnette checked; he will start in January
Jean: Making Music for December
Mark: Computer stuff (Mark will will be gone – assuming that there is a sub, we need to orient them & let them know if there have been any last minute changes).
Discussion about how to avoid everyone clamoring to get into their favorite choice (such as calling kids by birthdays, grades, classes, etc.)
Future:
The EC specialists are planning on meeting during the cancelled EC/IST time on the last Friday before winter break.
November 20
Housekeeping: Mark absent on Dec. 5, Colleen absent on 12th,
Winterfest is theme. Rotation discussion: 20 minutes - no pre-selection. OK to cap at a certain quantity.Intermediate: 8 stations.Primary: 6 stations.
Change of plans: Take the kids outside and teach them rules to outdoor games. Don't forget Jenny, the yoga lady.
Are we going to split either of the groups up?
Rooms: Pasteris & Dukes rooms will probably also be available.
Scott- Gym
Todd - Soccer - rules!!
Carolyn - Rope jumping??
Jenny - yoga
Mark - computer lab
Colleen - four square
Jean - library space
Dihle - Basketball
Rhys (intermediate time) -
Missouri (prmary) -
More ideas: simulated ice climbing
November 13, 2008
Present: Dihle, May, Lambert, Kelley, Wittig, Wicks, Katasse, Inteness, Smoker, Webb,
Housekeeping:
Jean will cover the yoga classes tomorrow (since Jenny can't make it).
Carmen mentioned that the fire house folks are trying to get here. Several of us mentioned that you can't get all the classes through in the time we have.
The ballroom dancing (Pat) may or may not happen. Carmen said to go ahead and plan for it happening.
Question about how we can use Jenny, the yoga instructor, if we have other themes going on. She said she could tweak it a little bit to make it reflect the theme.
The group moved on to figuring out what theme they were going to wrap their heads around for the three weeks between Thanksgiving and Winter Break.
We considered:
- a carnival type organization - kids moving freely from activity to activity (Full group orientation in the gym or commons ahead of time). Maybe offer the same thing all three weeks or offer new activities each week, or a combination of the two. Maybe the kids can move, if they wish, to a new station every 20 minutes. (Likely to end up something like this)
- a wing-fling type organization -
Themes considered:
- making gifts
- multi-cultural
- elocution
- holidays around the world
- Winter Fest (Likely to end up this theme)
Brainstorm for activities for this Winter Fest theme:
snow flake art
winter song
mandalas
chimes
holiday stories
Karaoke-
sock snowmen
winter crafty stuff
Ivory snow
carving Ivory soap
window & door decorating
sugar cube igloos
Club Penguin
Winter stories (Tumblebook)
skiing
snowshoeing
decorating snow (spray paint)
building snow families
Carmen had decided to cancel both Enrichment groups, PLC's, and IST's on the Friday afternoon immediately before winter break.
November 6, 2008
Missouri Smyth will be subbing for Tina, so she won’t be available for choir during EC on Friday. Carolyn Kelley volunteered to take the ten students for checkers club tomorrow only.
We dibs Jean Lambert for Friday afternoons and our Thursday planning meeting, 3:15-3:45. Space! Where are we putting her???? (or at least one more person). We know that we have the field house to make up for gym being used for ballroom dancing.
Lynnette would like to take a group of primary (4-6) and another intermediate (8-10) to work on specific needs every week for the next long cycle (starting in January). She will give the groups great names so they won’t be stigmatized by coming to her.
We asked Carmen to talk to Rhys about picking up one or two intermediate groups the next time we regroup. Carmen said she would talk with him and see if he feels comfortable doing that.
We have three Fridays left in this cycle (7, 14, 21 February). We are now planning for the mini-cycle for the time between Thanksgiving and Winter break.
Brainstorming: Maybe we could prepare for some event on the last Friday? Maybe we might be short-staffed that afternoon. Maybe something around elocution/oratory – like poetry. Continue brainstorming for next week. What about Jenny the yoga lady?
October 23, 2008
Present: Wicks, Kelley, May, Webb, Wittig, Dihle, Insteness, Wittig
Housekeeping stuff:
These meetings start at 3:15.
EC teachers would also like to know about what topics classroom teachers are covering. E-mail/wiki would be just fine. Carolyn knows about what books they are checking about, so she has a clue.
Tomorrow: Primary playground lessons are tomorrow, weather permitting again, but have backup lesson, just in case. Let the guest teachers know when you see them.
When are we ending this cluster? The Friday before Thanksgiving (November ??)
Dihle would like to be pulled out of the primary section, at the conclusion of this cluster. We told her to check in with Carmen.
Maybe we could tap Reese into picking up a cluster, probably intermediate.
There was also some discussion of tapping Tami for the intermediate cluster (small group).
What about our music teacher – the replacement teacher? Since it is a combined position, between the two halves, they could cover Friday afternoons.
What about Marie Offer – could she teach Spanish when she is done with the long-term sub job she has?
The next cluster begins three Fridays before winter break. So we could have a short, three week cluster or start one then, and then finish in late January. If we had the short, three cluster, we would need to be ready for the January cluster in December. We could rotate them through some stations. Three weeks – three stations that everyone would rotate through. Discussion of how to divide the groups (alpha, current groupings, classrooms).
Theme? Maybe some sort of multi-cultural, diversity, acceptance of folks and cultures around the world. Maybe geography. Maybe holidays. Bring ideas to next week.
October 16, 2008 EC Planning meeting
Present: Wicks, Webb, Wittig, Insteness, May.
Todd sent the EC teachers the schedule for Friday’s enrichment cluster plans. Colleen will have a sub, and will have the sub connect with Wicks in the morning.
On October 17th, the EC teachers will orient the students to the new PBIS playground expectations. Todd will have a map for everyone. Teachers will stay with group and rotate around with them. Students should practice skill at each station. Todd will bring whistle; about 3-4 minutes each. Todd will do General Playground Expectation with whole group in gym first.
Todd will call the weather at noon – watch your e-mail. If cancelled, regular enrichment offerings and the PBIS training will be the following week. Everyone needs to make sure Colleen’s sub knows of any changes, since s/he won’t have e-mail.
Pat Belick/Ballroom dancing – Carmen has funding to start her in the next rotation, and Pat has the time. Just intermediates will go out to the field house (making room in the gym for Pat). This is more of a concrete plan than last week (it’s coming together).
Next Week planning meeting: Schoolwide Enrichment Model – Enrichment Clusters (Sheryl)
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Present: Wicks, Web, Wittig, May, Insteness.
Agenda:
Late enrollees. Sheryl will add the new kids to the database & e-mail the group the database.
Switching to two primary section – not going to make the change.
Pat Belec, a ballroom dance instructor, will be included in the next rotation. Since she needs the gym, Scott could move his instruction out to the field house. Intermediate only. Would require us getting the field house. Both are $25/hour.
Music teacher doing enrichment block – everyone’s priority when the new music teacher gets hired.
PBIS committee asks that the enrichment teachers, during the enrichment block, run through the 12 stations (about 5 minutes each). Todd will provide the map and lesson plans.
Next Thursday we will go over the lessons, implement on Friday. New rules will go into effect the Monday following. If the weather is lousy, they will postpone for a week and do the regular groups.
SEM EC training on the following week.
10-2-08
Agenda:
How many weeks will this cluster last?
7 weeks finishing right before Thanksgiving.
Location: Where are all the classes going to meet?
Carolyn (Library) - Chess & Checkers
Cultural Resource Specialist ??? (FF Lab??) -
Jen (commons or music room) - Yoga -Music
Missouri (commons or music room) - Choir -Music
Lynnette (location??) - Drama - RALLY/Dukes
Mark (computer lab) - Webquests
Scott (gym) - Tlinkling
Todd Wicks (room 13) - Hands On Science
Logistics?
12:50-1:30 5th grade waiting to be picked up from lunch recess. Teachers deliver students to gym, then EC teachers take their classes to their spot.
1:30-2:10 After first session, take the kids back to the gym. Then walk out to recess. Kids will need to bring their jackets with them.
Primary - What's the plan for one session? Coordinating Times
2:45 EC folks picking ups up classes, takes attendance, and delivers kids to the gym to be distributed to their EC class spot. Carmen will get everyone one master list of all students absent on Friday (in alphabetical order by last name.
Students will have put their stuff on the line like they have in the past. EC Teachers will take kids back to their stuff just before 3:45.
Is there money for consumable supplies? There is money from NCLB/IST.
Is there a sub for the CRS? Maybe Colleen. If not, Carmen.
Stickers?
9-25-2008
Plan for the first three weeks (through 9/26) (same for primary and intermediate): Half of students are in gym (a combo class of Tai Chi, Brain Gym, yoga), half are outside with the choice of three activities.
We have a new person to help out on Friday afternoons (Jenny, who will be teaching yoga). Here is who we have so far for the next cluster:
Intermediate (7 classes):
Carolyn (Library) -
Cultural Resource Specialist ??? (FF Lab??) -
Jen (commons or music room) - Yoga
Lynnette (location??) - Drama
Mark (computer lab) -
Scott (gym) - dance
Todd Wicks (room 13) -
Primary Block (5 classes):
Carolyn (Library) -
Cultural Resource Specialist ??? (FF Lab??) -
Lynnette (location??) - Drama
Mark (computer lab) -
Missouri (choir and kinesthetic activities)
Scott (gym) - dance
Todd Wicks (room 13) -
Sheryl will check with Haifa to see if Jen's fingerprinting has been taken care of and if there is any additional money for another EC staff member. Sheryl has an e-mail out to Carmen to find out the hiring status of the Cultural Resource Specialist. Carmen's response: "They said they hired so they will be working next week I hope."
Everyone needs to send Sheryl a blurb Friday morning, just a few sentences describing the offering. She will start work getting the student preference form ready to go over the weekend (assuming she gets everyone's blurbs, and thinks she can have it administered, and the data compiled by next week.
We didn't talk about this on Thursday, but folks need to have a common time line for ending their offering. Sheryl is thinking 4-6 sessions. What about everyone else?